Viking Boats

The Vikings buried their dead, especially kings and queens, together with their ships over which they erected so-called burial mounds. A most magnificent original Viking boat dating from the 9th century was unearthed from a mound near Oseberg in 1903/04 and is now on display in the Maritime Museum in Oslo .

In 1880, a ship was found in good condition in Gokstad on thewestern shore of the Oslofjord. Similar to the Oseberg ship it wascovered by an earth-mound. After extensive restorations it was movedto the Oslo Maritime Museum. The “Viking Saga” has been designed along the lines of the Gokstad ship.

The Vikings buried their dead, especially kings and queens, together with their ships over which they erected so-called burial mounds. A most magnificent original Viking boat dating from the 9th century was unearthed from a mound near Oseberg in 1903/04 and is now on display in the Maritime Museum in Oslo.